PORT LUDLOW — A 57-year-old man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Saturday morning after crashing his motorcycle into the back of a pickup truck on state Highway 104 at Garten Road.
State Patrol identified the man as Cecil E. Pierce of Oak Harbor. He was riding a 2013 Harley-Davidson.
On Saturday afternoon, Pierce’s condition at Harborview was listed as serious.
Troopers said a Ford F250 truck driven by Robert D. Ernst, 30, of Port Ludlow had stopped to turn left onto Garten Road at 8:35 a.m. when the motorcycle slammed into it, ejecting Pierce into the back of the pickup.
Ernst and his passenger, Krystal L. White, 21, of Port Ludlow, were uninjured, the State Patrol said.
Eastbound traffic was stopped for about one hour.
State Patrol said Pierce will be cited for speed too fast for conditions.
No drugs or alcohol were involved, according to the State Patrol.
Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue, Quilcene Fire Department, Poulsbo Fire Department and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.
